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In my last post on Kolam jewellery, I introduced to you the Kolam 2.0 collection. The collection was not really planned or previously thought of. I made the pieces simply with whatever struck my fancy at the moment. The colours, textures, materials and forms were are spontaneous. But when working on that range, something interesting happened that…
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Lately I have been caught up in too many tangles. With college, a new curriculum, research work, and travel taking up all my mind space, things have been slow on the blog front. You see, I almost forgot to post about my recent Kolam 2.0 collection as well. So here it is a snapshot of…
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“I have marked the concerts that I want to attend” says my mom and my Dad asks me to set a repeat alarm in his phone so that he can get up an hour early, make Pongal (a rice based dish) to offer to the Gods. Afterall, it is Margazhi.* The Significance of Margazhi (Pronounced…
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With the Supreme Court of India banning sale of fireworks in Delhi (NCR), there has been wave of debates across the country on whether bursting of fire crackers should be allowed in the country. Just as the hashtag #spreadlightnotnoise is becoming popular with environmentalists, pet lovers, and asthma patients like me, there are many who…
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There is an Indian saying on generosity which when translated means “Give to others what you want for yourself – Only the Best” so when the time came for me to host a jewelry challenge, I wanted to give Kolam Jewelry as the topic as I have been meaning to do a collection on it…
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The BNB17 contest has created quite a stir with our dear international beaders who are hearing about Kolams for the first time in their lives. So in order to satisfy their curiosity and encourage them further – here are some more examples of kolams. All these kolam pictures (excepting 1 by me) are from Kamala’s…
